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C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) brightened significantly ahead of its close approach to the sun.

A fast CME slammed into Earth on Jan. 19, unleashing hours of intense auroral activity and lighting up skies far beyond the poles.

Ancient shoreline features hint that water on Mars once formed a vast ocean.

America's next mission to the moon is happening in only a few weeks.

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Colorado tonight as a speedy coronal mass ejection impacts Earth.

Chinese researchers have completed a full end-to-end simulation of the Chinese Space Station Telescope's observing systems, offering a preview of how the powerful scope will survey the universe.

"It's like watching a cosmic volcano erupt again after ages of calm — except this one is big enough to carve out structures stretching nearly a million light-years across space."

The DJI Mini 5 Pro is the best sub-250g drone ever made and redefines what’s possible in this regulator-friendly drone category.

Along with bonus stargazing targets!

The evacuation raises a question worth exploring: how do astronauts stay healthy in space, and why is this early evacuation so unusual?

Astonishingly, we can identify molecules present in the atmospheres of exoplanets.

To explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no one has gone before!

"One thing popped out as clear as anything, this previously unknown 'bar' of ionized iron atoms, in the middle of the familiar and iconic ring."

Aurora alert! The colossal solar storm could impact and trigger impressive northern lights.

"Instead of Webb's 6.5-meter diameter, it's like we are observing this region with a 13-meter space telescope."

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026.

The protostar is launching the longest outburst ever seen at 32 light-years long.

With the moon out of the way on Jan. 18, bright Jupiter and Saturn become stand-outs in the January night sky.

When my colleagues and I send them out to explore our solar system, it's important for us to understand the 3D map of our space neighborhood.

The new teen-led Paramount+ TV show isn't Trek's first attempt to study at the Academy.

We need to talk about antimatter.